Weight-indicating scale



Oct. 30, 1928.

H. CL SCHAPER WEIGHT INDICATING SCALE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Oct. 13. 1921 a verr Y- J. n van-tax C. 'c M Oct. 30, 1928. 1,689,753

H. c. SCHAPER WEIGHT INDI'CATING scA Ln Filed Oct. 13'. 1921 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 Get. 30, 1928.

H. c. scHAPER WEIGHT INDICATING SCALE 4 Shets-Sheet 4 Filed Oct. 13, 1921 Inventor Harry 6. Scha ber Patented Oct. 30, 1928.

UNITED STA ES PATENT oF icE naRnY-o. scnarnn, or s'rJLOU'Is, mxssoonr, ASSI NOR To THE wnIon'ro-enarn COMPANY, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, A COR RATION OF MISSOUEI.

. WEIGHT-INDIGATING SCALE. 7

Application filedhctober 13, 1921. Serial No. 507,492,

This invention relates generally to weigh,

' ing scales, and more particularly to weighing scales in'which the beam lever operates,

a member having weight indicialwhereby the 5 latter are projected in an enlarged form onto a screen. 7

' The object of this invention is to provide a scaleof'the class described in which the source of light used in combination with the project-ingmean's is controlled by the movement of the weight indiciamemberyand which. source of light ma be manually controlled independently o the actuation of said weight indi cia member.

a Another object ofmy invention is to provide a double knife-edge pivot member for the load.v actuated levers and suitable means for retaining said pivot member in operative relation with one ofsaid levers.

Anotherobject of my'invention is to provide stabilizing means for the beam lever whereby the vibration of the latter is re- -duced to minimunu- With the foregoingimd other objects jinv cross section taken on i Fig. 3-is a horizontal cross section taken t Fig. 4' is a fragmental view of the scale beam. I 1 Fig. 5 is a vertical cross section taken on line5-5 0% Fig. 2.

' and the contacts controlling the sanreij Fig; 'Z is I a horizontal cross section; taken on' line 7-7 of Fig. 5.

on lins-B-S of Fig. 2. I I a Fig. 9 is. a verticallcrosssection taken on line il -9 of Fig; 8; I

Fig. 10 is a vertical cross section taken on line 19 10 of Fig. 8. v Fig. 11 is a vertical cross section taken on line 11 -11 of Fig. 10. r

Fig. 12 is a perspective detail view ofone of the retainin plates.

58 Eig. 13 is a. d etailview showing the retain- 'ing 11.

6 is a diagrammaticviewshowing the electrical connections for the source of light.

supported in front 0 'alinementwith the. lens and the lamp 33.

Fig. 8 is a horizontal cross section taken ing plate in position on one of the levers.- Fig. 14 is a detail vertical cross section SllOWlIlg a modified form of the 'double' knife edge bearing for the operating. levers. In the accompanying drawings, 10 indicates a base which is of boxlike construction.

Projectingupwardly from the rear end of the base is a housing 11 which is divided by horizontally disposed walls 12 and 14 into three compartments 15, 16, and 17. A dash pot. 18 is located in the lowermost compartment 15 and supported in a central posltion therein by a bracket 19 ing from one of the walls of housing 11.

The intermediate compartment 16 has mounted therein a beam lever 20 which has a knife-edgepivot 21 resting in V-shaped. grooves formed in the upper faces of bearmg blocks 22. These blocks are carried by a bracket 24; secured to the rear wall of hous- The upper compartment 17 coIitains a shaft 25 transversely disposed therein and journaled in suitable hearings in a bracket 26 which extends forwardly from the rear wall of housing 11. Supported 0n the shaft 25 is a casting 27 having a tubular extension 28 which is adapted to receive and. hold in position a'frame 29 having an arcuate opening in which is located a transparent -m'ember.3O .tions or weight indicia 31 arranged concenprovided with a series of graduatricallythereon with the shaft 25.

Formed on the housing 11 rearwardly' of the compartment 17 is a chamber 32 in which is located a source of light, such as an electric lamp 33 having a reflector 34. This lamp 33 fixed to and project is in alinement with a lens 35, positioned in I the rear wall of the housing 11, and the zero mark or graduation of the member 39, when the latter occupies normal or zero position.

A pair of associated rojccting lenses 36 are i the member 30 and in The housing 11 is provided with-an opening in its front wall in front of the projecting lensesj'36, and fixed to this wall is'a hood or extension 37, the front wall of which isof translucent material to form a screen '38.

Projecting laterally. from one of said side walls of the extension 37 is a ointer 39 the shadow-of which is cast on sai screen when Y the source of light 33 is energized and serves as a guide in locating the proper weight inf 5apd 36. r

Projecting upwardly from the casting 27 is a p1n'40 which is adapted to engage and displace a movable electric contact'41 yieldingly supported on a bracket'42 from its cooperating stationary contact member 43 also supported by said bracket'42 and-insulated therefrom.

' 43 or by manipulating-the switch-48; elec- I conemg me The contact member 41 is connected by a 41 and 43 are connected with the circuit of a the lamp 33 in parallel with the switch 48 so that, either by closing the contacts 41 and trio current will pass from. the wire 47 through the corresponding wire connections .dlin'g the dash-pot 18.

one side of ipivot member 21, and supported on the knife edge of this. member 63 are bearing blocks 64 carried by a downwardly extendingloop 65. Depending'from the loop 65 is a rod 66 which passes-downwardlythrough an opening 12 into the compartment 15 and has its lower end seated in the upper end of a loop 67 extendin below and strad- Extending downwardly from the upper end of the. loop 67 is a rod "68 which enters dash-pot 18 and is provided on-its lower end with a piston'which operates in the liquid in said dash-pot in the i usual Connected to the lowerend ofthe loop 67 and entering the .boxlike' base-10 is a rod, 69'

}())IOVided on its lowerend with a stirrup 70. perating in a bearing in the lower end of the stirrup 70 is the-pointed end of a down-. X

tothe lamp 33 and thence through the wireb 50 ,to the other supply wire 51.

' An eccentric disc'52 is carried on-t-he shaft 25 adjacent to thecasting 27 and is in adjustable operative relation with the latter, where- ,by the actuation ,ofsaid disc will operate the casting 27 and oscillate or move upwardly the weight indic'ia member 30.

Depending from the eccentric disc52 and having its upper end secured thereto, is a tape 53 the lower end of which is secured to a rod 54 extending upwardly from the comrtment-16 through a suitable opening in the wall14 into'the compartment 17. The lower 'a hollow counte end of a rod -54'has fixed thereto a-stirrup .55 having a bearing block which is adapted to be en aged pgd bearing member 56, which bearm lever is provided with knife-edge bearings 57,

'su ported on which is a loop 58. Engaging r' hooked end of a rod 59,

this loop is'the up which rod has a justably mounted thereon ise 60 onr'i'ivhich counterwei hts maybep aced.

e lower end of the 59 passes outwardly through the bottom. wall of the extension 11 and enters a tank 61 which is fixed to and depends from the bottom wall of said extension. This tank is filled with liquid,-and operating therein is a stabilizing member 62- which is cruciform in cross-section and is adjustablycarried by the lower end of-the rod 59 (Figs. 5 and.7). The liquid contained in the tank 61 offers resistanceto the lateral movementrof the vertically disby the downwardly presented r is carried by the rear end of the beam lever 20. The opposite end of said beam members '74 which operate in wardly extendin bearing pin 71 fixed to'one end of a bracket 2. adj ustably carried by the rear end of a lever 73.. This lever extends is provided with transverse portions 7 3" having downwardly extending knife-ed shaped e pivot forwardly in thebaselOjand its forward end groovesformed in the bearing blocks 75 I I carried by bearings 76 adjustably disposed in i the tubular members 10 formed integral with i and projecting ber 10.

Projecting inwardly from the'portions 7 3.

inwardly from thebasememare arms 7 3 in which are disposed upwardly extending knife-edge pivot members .7 7. Supported on each pivot member 77 by means of a bearing bloclc 78 is a loop 79 from the lower end of which is suspended a rod-80, Oppositely disposed to the lever 73 is a comparatively short lever 81 having transverse portions 81 carrying kni e-edge-members -82 resting in V-shaped grooves in thebearing blocks 83, suppo'rted in the base 10 in the,

same manner as the bearing blocks 75. The

forward end of the lever 81 projects upw'ard- 1y through a slot formed in the lever 73 and carries a bearing'block 84 having a down-' posed faces of the member 62, thereby mate- I rially reducing. the vibration of the beam lever 20;

An upwardly presented knife-edge pivotmember 63 is secured to the beam'le ver to Wardly extending V-shape'd to be engaged bythe upper knife edge fulcrum member 85, the lower edge of-which has a bearing in the bearing blocks 86 fixed in the lever 73. I

; Projecting inwardly from the transverse veadaptgd I ge of a double- Ill portions81 are arms81" carryin upwardly extending knife-edge members 8 A loop 88, having a bearing block 89 which engages the pivot'me'mber 87 depends from each arm 81" and itslower end is engaged by'the hooked ends ofa rod .90, which rods are similar in shape and size to the rods 80.

' The lower endsf the rods cal bearing members- 91 which engage the so and are threaded andadj'ustably support semis'pheriundersides .ofl'stirru ps 92. formed integral with and depending from a spider fraine93;

This} i ems operates through opening formed in the top of the base 10 and is pro-. vided with vertically disposed cylindrical recesses 93 in which are slidingly disposed cylindrical bossesor lugs 94 extending down wardly from the underside of the platform 95. Positioned in each recess 93 is a pair of curved leaf springs 96 which are placed with their convex sides toward each other I so that the ends of the upper member engage the bosses 94 and the ends of the lower member rest on the bottom of the recess 93. Thus, the springs 96 form a yielding support for the platform 95 and will absorb any jars or shocks to which the platform might be subl5 jected, thereby preventing injury to v the knife-edge members 7 9 and 7..

In order to prevent displacement or loss of the fulcrum member 85 during the assembling of the scale, plates 97 are fixed to bearing block 84 so that their inwardly turned ends rest under the portions 85* which project longitudinally from the fulcrunimem .ber 85. When the levers 73 and. 81 are in assembled position, the transverse portions of the plates 97 are disposed below the pro jcctions 85 a sufiicient distance to leave clear-,

ance therebetweeu and not interfere with the operation of the fulcrum member 85. The bearing edges of the pivot members 7 4. 7 7 82 and 87 occupy the same horizontal plane,and the bearing edges of the fulcrum member 85 are preferably disposed equidistant from this plane.

Laterally projecting from the lever are pins 20 which carry a scale beam 20' having graduations arranged. thereon for co-operation with a pointer 20 slidably positioned thereon.

In the operation of my weighing scale, assuming a load is placed on the platform 95, the levers 73 and 81 are operated on their pivots 74 and 82. causing the rear end of the lever 73 on which the hearing pin 71 is supported to move downwardly. This produces a downward pull on the rods 69' and 66 and rocks the beam lever 20 on its pivot 21. The lever 20 will cause rod 54 to move downwardly, thereby actuating the casting 27 by means of the flexible connection 63, one end of which is secured to the concentric 52. The

actuation of the casting 27 will cause the member 30 to move upwardly in an are concentric with the shaft 25 and thus position the proper weight'indicating mark 31 in alinement with the lenses. 35 and 36 and the lamp 33. The electric circuit ofthe lamp is closed immediately upon the actuation'of the casting 27 by virtue of the fact that thepin 40, which held the cdntact 41 away from thecontact 43, has'bee'n displaced, thereby allowing the "movable contact 41 to' engage the stationary contact 43. As soon as the lead V is removed from the platform the levers 7 3 and 81 and the beam lever 20 will resume their normal positions, causing. the casting 27' and the weight indicia member 30w reed when the weight indicia member 30 occu-,

pies its zero position, it would be impossible to ascertain if the zero mark when projected on the screen 38 is in .alinement with the pointer 39 and, in order to enable the weigh man to do so, the switch 48 is provided, the

closing of which switch will close the circuit oi the lamp 33 independently of the au-- tomatic contacts 41 and 43. x

In Fig. 14,. a modified form of pivotal connection between the levers 73 and 81 is shown in which a downwardly presented knife-edge pivot member is carried by the upper end ofthc lever 81,-and has a bearing in the upwardly presented'V-shaped groove of the bearing block 101. The lever 73 is .provided' with a pivot 102 having its knife-edge presented upwardly and engaging a V-shaped' groove formed in the. underside of the bearing block 101 in alinement with the pivot member 100. The provision of the doubleedged pivot connection between the levers 73 and 81 insures accurate and efficient co-operation of said levers and, by making said pivot member removable. it can be easily and quickly removed when worn out.

What I claim is:

- 1. In a weight indicating scale, a weight receiving member, a pairk of -(re-operating levers, a frame supported in a suspended position by said levers and supporting said weight receiving member, a beam lever, operative connections between said. co-opera'ting levers and said beam lever, an oscillating transparent member provided with weight indicia,

operative connections between said beam leyer and said weight indicia member. a screen,

means for projecting said weight indicia in enlarged form' upon said screen, said projecting means including a source of light. an

electric circuit for said source of light. a

operable by means of said oscillating member.

2. In a weight indicating scale. the com-- 'manuallyoperahle switch for controlling said circuit. and auxil ary contacts interposed in said circuitin parallel'with said switch and binatioh witha scale beam,- of a housing, an

arm pivotally supported therein, a weight inolicia member carried bvthe freeend'bf said;

arm, a screen, a.souroe of light. means cooperating with said source of light for projecting said weight indicia onto said screen,.

operative connections between said scale beam and said arm, an electric circult for said 'sourcefof light, contacts in sald c1rcu1t operable b said arm, and a manually operable switch or closing and opening said circuit independently of said contacts.

3.' In a weighing scale, the combination Lwitha beam lever, of a housing, an arm pivotally mounted therein, a weight indicia member carried by said arm, operative connections between said lever and said arm whereby said weight indicia member moves in accordance with the weight placed on the scale, a screen, means for projecting said weight indicia onto said screen, and a vertically movable stabilizmg member connected to said beam lever and having vertically disposed walls operating in a suitable liquid.

4., Ina weighing scale, the combination with a,beam lever, of a housing, an arm piv-. otally mounted therein, a weight indicia member carried by said arm, operative connections between said beam lever and said arm whereby sald weight 1nd1c1a member moves mac- 'cordance with the weight placed on the scale,

a screen, means for projecting said weight indicia onto said screen, and a stabilizing member suspended from said beam lever, said member being cruciformin cross-section andvoperating in a suitable liquid whereby said beam lever is held against vibration; f

- 5; In a. weight indicating scale, a pair of oppositely disposed levers each having a knife-edge pivot at one of its ends, a double knife-edge pivot member operatively disposed between one end of one of said levers andthe body portion of the other of said levers at a point equidistant from the pivots of said levers, a weight receiving member supported on said levers,.a housing, a beam' lever having a knife-edgebearing'in said housing, operative conn'ction between said beam lever and one of sai co-operating levers, an arm pivotally mounted in said housmg, a-

weight indicia member carriedby said arm, operative connectmns between one end of said beam lever and said arm, a screen, and means for projecting said weight indicia in enlarged formonto said screen.

- 6. In aweight indicating scale, a pair or, oppositely disposed levers-having, a double knife-edge co-"operating fulcrum, one of said levers rojecting .rearwardly beyond the 9pposite ever,-a housing, a beam lever having a-knife-edge fulcrum therein above said cooperating levers, a rod having at one end a knife-edge pivot connection with said beami lever and at its other end an operative connection with the rearwardly projecting. end

of said lever, a shaft journaled in said housing, anarm' carried by said shaft, a weight arm. an eccentric disk adjustably carried by indicia member fixed tothe free end of; said said arm,a flexible connection fixed at one end to said eccentric disk, a rod connected at one end to said flexible connection, and at ts other end to sald beam lever, a screen carried on said housing, and means for projecting said weight indieia in enlarged form onto said screen.

7 In a weight indicating scale, the combination with a pair of co-operating levers and a load receivin member supported thereby, of a housing, a beam lever having a knifeedge fulcrum in said housing, a rod connected at one end to one of said co-operating levers, and at its opposite end to said beam lever, an arm pivotally mounted in said housing, a weightindicia member carried by one end of said arm, operative connections adjustably secured to said arm and having a point bearing with one end of said beam lever, a source f light, means for projecting said weight indicia in an enlarged form onto said screen, an electric circuit for said source of light, manipulative means for controlling said circuit, auxiliary means for controlling said circuit and operable automatically when said scale is'actuated.

8. In a weight indicating scale, a pair OfJ co-operating levers and a load receiving platform supported thereon, a housing, a beam lever having a knife-edge fulcrum in said housing, operative connections between said beam lever and one of said co-operating levers, an arm pivotally mounted in saidhousing, a transparent weight indicia member carried by one end of said arm, connections' adjustably secured to said arm and operatively connected to one, end of said beam lever-whereby said weight indicia member is actuated in accordance with the load placed on said load receiving platform, a source of light,means for pro ectingsaid weight indicia onto said screen, an electric circuit for said v source of light, manipulative means for opening and closing said circuit, an aux iliary circuit for said source of light, and ;means operable by'the actuation of said- HARRYC. SCHAPER, 

